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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
I don't know what the markup is on eyepieces but 50% would not surprise me. In my limited time in retail markups of that magnitude were typical. In fact a mate recent got a $600 battery at cost through his work for ca $150. However that isn't to say that they make 50-100% profit on the item. The markup has to cover wages, rent, power, phone, internet, insurance etc etc. The amount of markup needed will also depend on the number of items sold (probably relatively few) and the amount of time spent on each customer (probably relatively high). [BTW I suspect one reason Andrews is a bit cheaper is the cost of that dog kennel of a shop they have compared to the shopfronts that Bintel and York support.]
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A mailorder business will always be cheaper , as they have lower overheads to support - shop rentals (in major cities like Sydney) are extortionate.
Unfortunately , companies such as Tele Vue demand a shopfront as one of their criteria of becoming a dealer and you must display their products.